THE SHOPLAND FAMILY ASSOCIATION
This website is a collection of information put together to aid the research of the Shopland surname around the world. If you have ancestors with the surname Shopland I hope you will find something of interest within these pages.
Research is now underway to identify and link-up the various branches of the Shopland family world-wide. If you are of Shopland descent or have indirect Shopland ancestors or are new to family history research of the Shopland name, your information could help to make another connection. I would love to hear from you - please join the Association and email Rita Rainbird at: rita.rainbird@one-name.org
Objectives of the Association
The objectives of the Association are to research and record historical and genealogical data on Shopland descendants world wide.
Membership
Membership of the Association is open to anyone with an interest in the Shopland family. The only requirement for membership is a declared interest in Shopland family history and a willingness to share research findings with other members. There are no fees for membership. If you would like to become a member, please email Rita Rainbird at: rita.rainbird@one-name.org
Newsletter
'The Shopland Chronicle' is now the official newsletter of the Association published twice yearly. Tony and Lesley Shopland are the editors and members are encouraged to submit articles for publication. Please email Tony at: tonyshopland@btinternet.com
Research is now underway to identify and link-up the various branches of the Shopland family world-wide. If you are of Shopland descent or have indirect Shopland ancestors or are new to family history research of the Shopland name, your information could help to make another connection. I would love to hear from you - please join the Association and email Rita Rainbird at: rita.rainbird@one-name.org
Objectives of the Association
The objectives of the Association are to research and record historical and genealogical data on Shopland descendants world wide.
Membership
Membership of the Association is open to anyone with an interest in the Shopland family. The only requirement for membership is a declared interest in Shopland family history and a willingness to share research findings with other members. There are no fees for membership. If you would like to become a member, please email Rita Rainbird at: rita.rainbird@one-name.org
Newsletter
'The Shopland Chronicle' is now the official newsletter of the Association published twice yearly. Tony and Lesley Shopland are the editors and members are encouraged to submit articles for publication. Please email Tony at: tonyshopland@btinternet.com
The Shopland Family Association
Shopland Family History
Extract from the Domesday Book for SHOPLAND in Essex:
We are told that in Domesday Essex it was probably not the happiest place to live. By 1086 only seven per cent of the residents were freemen. In the process of Norman colonization, the Saxon men of Essex lost not only their lands but also much of their liberty. Life may have been better for the nearly 50,000 sheep recorded in 1086. In this unhappy situation there is recorded in Domesday Book a farm and a row of cottages called Scopelanda (Shopland) listed today on the Ordnance Survey map as Shopland Hall; was this our ancestral home?
The Domesday record reads as follows:
"Scopelanda [Shopland] was held, in King Edward's time, by 1 free man as 5 hides.
Ingelric held (it) afterwards.
Now Count Eustace (holds it) in demesne.
Then as now 5 villeins and 2 sokemen; and their lord used to have 'soc and sac'.
Then as now 9 bordars and 2 ploughs on the desmesne and 5 ploughs belonging to the men.
(There is) wood(land) for 40 swine and pasture for 400 sheep.
(There are) 2 beasts, 54 sheep, 14 swine, 13 goats and 3 rounceys.
It was then worth 6 pounds; now 10.
There also 1 free man held half a hide and 30 acres, which Ingelric seized; then as now 1 plough (was there) and 3 bordars and this is apraised as part of the 10 pounds."
Submitted by Bob Shopland July 1998
We are told that in Domesday Essex it was probably not the happiest place to live. By 1086 only seven per cent of the residents were freemen. In the process of Norman colonization, the Saxon men of Essex lost not only their lands but also much of their liberty. Life may have been better for the nearly 50,000 sheep recorded in 1086. In this unhappy situation there is recorded in Domesday Book a farm and a row of cottages called Scopelanda (Shopland) listed today on the Ordnance Survey map as Shopland Hall; was this our ancestral home?
The Domesday record reads as follows:
"Scopelanda [Shopland] was held, in King Edward's time, by 1 free man as 5 hides.
Ingelric held (it) afterwards.
Now Count Eustace (holds it) in demesne.
Then as now 5 villeins and 2 sokemen; and their lord used to have 'soc and sac'.
Then as now 9 bordars and 2 ploughs on the desmesne and 5 ploughs belonging to the men.
(There is) wood(land) for 40 swine and pasture for 400 sheep.
(There are) 2 beasts, 54 sheep, 14 swine, 13 goats and 3 rounceys.
It was then worth 6 pounds; now 10.
There also 1 free man held half a hide and 30 acres, which Ingelric seized; then as now 1 plough (was there) and 3 bordars and this is apraised as part of the 10 pounds."
Submitted by Bob Shopland July 1998
Shopland Research
The Shopland name is registered with the Guild
of One-Name Studies
of One-Name Studies
St Mary's Church,
Shopland, Essex
Shopland, Essex
And finally........
Our research is ongoing and additions, amendments and improvements will be added to the site, so please drop in again soon.
Clockwise from right:
Edwin SHOPLAND (1861-1929)
Edwin William SHOPLAND (1911-1986)
James SHOPLAND (1838-1925)
Edwin SHOPLAND (1885-1963)
Edwin SHOPLAND (1861-1929)
Edwin William SHOPLAND (1911-1986)
James SHOPLAND (1838-1925)
Edwin SHOPLAND (1885-1963)
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Parish Church of St Swithun's at Sandford, Devon
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Our earliest Devon ancester, Richard Shapland/Shopland (1513-1571), lived in North Molton.
SHOPLAND - Devon branch FAMILY TREES
| • | Name Index |
| • | Tree Index |
Coming soon......
SHOPLAND name, two branches
As far back as we have been able to investigate research has shown that there are two branches of the SHOPLAND name:
·the DEVON branch and
·the SOMERSET branch.
The Devon branch begins with Richard SHOPLAND/SHAPLAND (1513-1571) who was born in North Molton, Devon but, as the Somerset branch records only go back to around the late 17th century due to many of the parish registers being damaged or even lost, there is no earliest Somerset SHOPLAND ancestor. However, the parish of Huish Champflower seems to have the most SHOPLAND entries with nine other parishes having a few entries.
·the DEVON branch and
·the SOMERSET branch.
The Devon branch begins with Richard SHOPLAND/SHAPLAND (1513-1571) who was born in North Molton, Devon but, as the Somerset branch records only go back to around the late 17th century due to many of the parish registers being damaged or even lost, there is no earliest Somerset SHOPLAND ancestor. However, the parish of Huish Champflower seems to have the most SHOPLAND entries with nine other parishes having a few entries.
Parish Church of St Peter's at Huish Champflower, probably built around the time of the wars of the Roses.
| • | Family Trees from the Somerset branch |
| • | SHOPLAND data from the US census |
| • | SHOPLAND data from the UK 1881 census |
| • | SHOPLAND data from the War Graves Commission |
Parish Church of All Saints at North Molton, Devon
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